City of Fairbanks

The Fairbanks City Council had two measures on their plate Monday that laid out distinct approaches for revising how the city honors the life and work of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Junior.

A resolution to close Fairbanks City Hall so city employees can do service projects on Martin Luther King Day is before the City Council tonight (Monday.) But it is complicated by some employee contracts that have negotiated the day off … and the cost of paying the other city employees holiday pay.

The Fairbanks City Council adopted its spending plan for 2025 at Monday night’s regular meeting, with public safety departments and the city’s financial future headlining the discussions.

Unofficial results from Tuesday’s municipal elections left some races too close to call – like the one for Fairbanks North Star Borough mayor, in which 43 votes separate the top two candidates.

Here is a short segment, featuring just the borough assembly races, of the September 13 candidate forum hosted by the Tanana Valley League of Women Voters.

The Greater Fairbanks Chamber of Commerce hosts Fairbanks City Council Candidates Jerry Cleworth, for Seat A (Sean McDonald was not at the forum) and three candidates for Seat B: Aaron Crook, Olivia Rodriguez and Valerie Therrien.

Candidates for Fairbanks North Star Borough Assembly and Mayor, Fairbanks and North Pole City Council and North Pole Mayor, Fairbanks North Star Borough School Board and Interior Gas Utility Board are running in the October 1 municipal election.

Counting Absentee and Questioned Ballots has settled elections for Fairbanks City Council, Fairbanks North Star Borough Assembly, and FNSB Board of Education. Election results are attached to this story.

Early voting opens today in the Fairbanks North Star Borough. The municipal election coming up October 4 covers Borough Assembly and School Board seats as well at Fairbanks and North Pole City Councils and Fairbanks city mayor.

The Greater Fairbanks Chamber of Commerce held a candidate forum to hear from David Pruhs and Valerie Therrien, running to be the next mayor for the City of Fairbanks.